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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 6:39PM EDT until October 16
Affecting Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
In effect until: Oct 17, 2026, 12:15 AM
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD; Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD; Chester River to Queenstown MD; Eastern Bay; Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River
Likely impact; effects through 12:15 AM.
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD... Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD... Chester River to Queenstown MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Eastern Bay... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 639 PM EDT, a gust front was located along a line extending from 11 nm west of Fort Smallwood State Park to Key Bridge to 12 nm northwest of Leesylvania State Park, moving southeast at 30 knots. Behind this gust front are some stronger thunderstorms. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. * Locations impacted include... Kent Narrows Bridge, Chester River, Eastern Bay, Blackwalnut Point, Greenbury Point, Shady Side, Herring Bay, Highland Beach, Severn River, Bloody Point Light, Thomas Point Light, Poplar Island, Parsons Island, Chesapeake Beach, North Beach, Romancoke, Matapeake, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, James Island, and Knapps Narrows Bridge.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™